Begum Shamshad

Shamshad Begum (Hindi: शमशाद बेगम, IAST: Śamśād Bēgam; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Notable for her distinctive voice and range, she sang over 6,000 songs in Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Punjabi languages, among which 1287 were Hindi film songs. She worked with renowned composers of the time, such as Naushad Ali and O. P. Nayyar, for whom she was one of their favorites. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 14, 1919 (Lahore), Died April 23, 2013 (Mumbai)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WEI2777 10-in. approximately 1932 Sakhi koi aise (सिक केई एसे) Shamshadbai Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shamshad Begum," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368847.

Shamshad Begum. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368847.

"Shamshad Begum." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368847

External Sources

Wikipedia: Shamshad Begum

Discogs: Begum Shamshad

Allmusic: Begum Shamshad

IMDb: Begum Shamshad

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Shamshad Begum, 1919-2013 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005207125

Wikidata: Shamshad Begum - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3764762

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6812945

MusicBrainz: Shamshad Begum - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b7d84882-1811-4d9f-b2ef-bf98d5075011

ISNI: 0000 0000 5046 3944 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000050463944

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